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Common Suffixes

Common Suffixes. Suffixes appear at the end of a word You may even see a pattern. -able, - ible. Able to be; Capable of being Intelligible, probable, inevitable. - ade , -age . Action or Process Blockade, escapade, parade Marriage, pilgrimage, voyage. -al, - ial , - ary.

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Common Suffixes

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  1. Common Suffixes Suffixes appear at the end of a word You may even see a pattern.

  2. -able, -ible • Able to be; Capable of being • Intelligible, probable, inevitable

  3. -ade, -age • Action or Process • Blockade, escapade, parade • Marriage, pilgrimage, voyage

  4. -al, -ial, -ary • Of; Like; Relating to; Suitable for • Potential, musical, national • Customary, honorary, obituary

  5. -ance, -ence • Act, Process, Quality, State of Being • Tolerance, Alliance, Acceptance • Occurrence, Conference = RED

  6. -ant • One who • Assistant, Immigrant, Merchant

  7. -ate • Characteristic of; to become • Officiate, consecrate, activate = RED

  8. -cle, -icle, -let • Small • Corpuscle, cubicle, particle • Islet, leaflet, owlet, rivulet, starlet

  9. -cy • Fact or State of Being • Diplomacy, privacy, relevancy = RED

  10. -dom • State or Quality of • Boredom, freedom, martyrdom = RED

  11. -ent • Doing; Having; Showing • Fraudulent, dependent, negligent

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